During the first half of 2016 visitors to KwaMuhle Museum were confronted with the perhaps-troubling sight of large holes dug in the verandah of the building, and clouds of dust billowing from various doors and windows.
When the proposal to create KwaMuhle Museum was drafted by a committee of academics and activists in 1991, a central element of the new museum they envisioned was a permanent exhibition on the Durban System.
Oral history serves a vital role in the context of local museums in South Africa.
The Local History Museums (LHM) ‘Passbook’ Competition aims primarily to promote appreciation of heritage through empathy and tolerance.
